Your first meeting with a divorce attorney can be a great a source of comfort, despite the often overwhelming emotional and logistical hurdles that most decisions to divorce might bring about. There are several things you can do to make your first meeting the most productive and efficient use of your time and money.Read more
I know that the phrase “prenuptial agreement” has a negative connotation, but it shouldn’t. We buy life insurance and don’t harp on dying, do we? No, we don’t. We think we are purchasing security and protection for our family in the event that something happens to us. A prenuptial agreement is similar to a lifeRead more
When resolving a divorce or parenting time dispute often times one person believes that they have an agreement, but the other person does not. So is there a deal or no deal?Read more
A question that some people ask when they are getting divorced is whether their soon-to-be-ex is really seeking to retain half of the gifts that they gave during the marriage and can they do that?Read more
Judgments of Divorce are called “Final” Judgments of Divorce. There are “Final” Restraining Orders, “Final” Judgments of Adoption and the like. But, how final are they? Does “Final” really stand for “Finally Free”? The honest answer is sometimes yes and sometimes no.Read more
Once in the midst of a family law action, it often feels like time stands still or at least drags way out and plods along. It is easy to get caught up in the emotional tidal wave that family actions involve and more often than not, rather than face it head on and rip theRead more
New Jersey guarantees a free public education to children who live in the state. This free public education is only offered by the district in which the children live a majority of the year or the districts where the children split their time equally.Read more
WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF RETIREMENT ON ONE’S ALIMONY ENTITLEMENT / OBLIGATION ? One of the more common questions we get from our clients has to do with the impact of retirement on the issue of alimony.Read more
A new child support law became effective February 1, 2017 (N.J.S.A. 2A:17-56.67) in New Jersey. The new law provides that child support terminates automatically after various triggering events. Some of these events are consistent with the current law, such as child support terminating on the date that a child marries, dies, or enters military service.Read more
It was a fairly established principle in divorce law that the “term of the marriage” consisted of the number of years between the date of the marriage and the date someone files for divorce. The years prior to the marriage, even where parties lived together or had children together, did not count except in veryRead more
